L'Hippodrome in Cote d'Azur is an exposed beach and reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the west northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right and primariliy right reef breaks. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of Pollution, rips, rocks, shorebreak, sketchy entry when big.